1. A very soft, silvery metalic element having the symbol Li, the atomic number 3, an atomic weight of 6.941, a melting point of 179 degrees Celsius, and a boiling point of 1317 degrees Celsius. 2. Etymology: a silver-white metallic element, from 1818, coined in Modern Latin by Swedish chemist Jöns Jacob Berzelius (1779-1848) from Greek lithos, "stone"; from its mineral origin and to distinguish it from two previously known alkalis of vegetable origin.

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A battery that uses lithium metallic oxide in its positive electrode and a carbon material in its negative electrode; the lithium ions inside the battery transfer between the positive and the negative electrodes during charge or discharge.

It has greater capacity and efficiency than the earlier nickel cadmium version and is now widely used for applications; such as, laptop computers, cell phones, video cameras, and other mobile communication devices.

A modification of the lithium-polymer battery that employs hybrid cells containing some gelled electrolyte, to compensate for the relatively low conductivity of a completely dry lithium polymer electrolyte.

A type of primary battery that uses manganese dioxide and carbon as the positive electrode, lithium metal foil as the negative electrode, and lithium perchlorate dissolved in propylene carbonate as the electrolyte.

Such batteries have very high energy storage density.

A type of lithium battery that uses a dry plastic-like ultra thin film as the electrolyte rather than the traditional liquid or gelled electrolyte.

This offers certain advantages in terms of size, design, and power.

A type of battery that uses lithium in the negative electrode and a metal sulfide in the positive electrode.

It can store large amounts of energy per unit weight and is an emerging technology for such applications as laptop computers and electric powered/hybrid vehicles.